Twenty Thousand Hertz+
The stories behind the world’s most iconic and fascinating sounds.
101
Aural Exam
The hosts of Underunderstood go head to head in our annual Mystery Sound game.
37 min
102
HBO 2.0
How HBO reconciled its analog past with its digital future.
25 min
103
It's Not TV. It's HBO.
How HBO crafted two of the most iconic pieces of sonic branding in history.
23 min
104
Zzzzzzzzzzzrr...
If you live with a snorer, it can be tricky to roll out of bed after a night of little sleep.
40 min
105
Creature Speakers
How do you voice over 200 monsters?
26 min
106
Video(less) Games
The ins and outs of gaming without sight.
24 min
107
Blind Sports
Keep your ears on the ball.
21 min
108
Listening to the Movies
Hearing is believing.
27 min
109
Sonic Bubbles
Self-control through sound control.
24 min
110
Domestic Symphony
What happens when dryers and dishwashers get the sound design treatment?
22 min
111
The Windsor Hum
Cracking the case of a sonic mystery.
13 min
112
The Buzzer
Tuning in to spy radio.
31 min
113
Stay Tuned
The new voices of the Looney Tunes.
25 min
114
Prop 'til You Drop
The secret tools of Foley Artists.
21 min
115
Foley Artists
The secrets behind the subtle art of Foley.
20 min
116
The Leaky Pipeline
A story within a story about pioneering women in audio.
25 min
117
Auditory Icons
Why are some device sounds pleasing, while others stress us out?
16 min
118
Progression Obsession
From Pachelbel's Canon, to the Ice Cream Changes, to the Four Chords, we examine the most-used chord changes in pop music.
25 min
119
SM7
How the Shure SM7 became one of the most game-changing vocal microphones of all time.
22 min
120
Minecraft
Crafting the music and sounds of Minecraft.
24 min
121
20th Century Fox
The history and future of the 20th Century Fox fanfare.
24 min
122
The Deterrent Tone
What happens when you get hit with a “sound cannon?”
20 min
123
I'm Lovin' It
Ba da ba ba ba.
23 min
124
Sound 101 with Bill Nye
Listen up! It’s time to go back to basics on the physics of sound.
22 min
125
Synesthesia
What’s it like to see sounds and taste names?
25 min